Vampire Diaries

Daithi · 08-25-2009, 03:54 PM

I'll right, I admit it. I really like like reading vampire books written for teenage girls. That brings me to the Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. In a couple weeks the CW network is going to air a series based on these books, and the commercials for the series look pretty good.

To coinside with the new series they also just rereleased the first two books in the original series, and I had hoped they would be available in an ebook format. No dice.

The sequels Vampire Diaries: The Return: are available but not the original books.

If anyone else was hoping to read this series then please send the publisher an email.

mailto:harperteen@harpercollins.com

The names of the first two books they just rereleased are

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening -- ISBN 0061963860
The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle -- ISBN 0061963879

Moejoe · 08-25-2009, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

I'll right, I admit it. I really like like reading vampire books written for teenage girls. That brings me to the Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. In a couple weeks the CW network is going to air a series based on these books, and the commercials for the series look pretty good.

To coinside with the new series they also just rereleased the first two books in the original series, and I had hoped they would be available in an ebook format. No dice.

The sequels Vampire Diaries: The Return: are available but not the original books.

If anyone else was hoping to read this series then please send the publisher an email.

mailto:harperteen@harpercollins.com

The names of the first two books they just rereleased are

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening -- ISBN 0061963860
The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle -- ISBN 0061963879

Another Vampire series on TV? I blame Joss Whedon

Daithi · 08-25-2009, 04:10 PM

No, it's Art Wallace's fault.

Moejoe · 08-25-2009, 04:21 PM

I've always thought the 'Angel' series found the right mix between being completely daft (like a lot of the Vampire TV shows/books) and being very good drama. Since then it's all been a bit, dull. Although I'll give this series a whirl when it hits the .torrent sites.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-25-2009, 04:35 PM

It's America's fault. We won't give up the idea of sexy and romantic serial killers. Even vampires are getting the PC treatment: They're not evil, they're victims of a disease, involuntarily rendered "hemoglobin-dependent," and if we can only wean them on cow's blood or something, they'll be okay...

(Can you tell I'm not really into the vampire thing?

)

Daithi · 08-25-2009, 04:36 PM

Yeah, Angel was good, but it was Art Wallace's series that I first remember (and that was in reruns). I'll give 64 karma points (my max) to anyone that can tell me what series he did.

Daithi · 08-25-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

It's America's fault. We won't give up the idea of sexy and romantic serial killers. Even vampires are getting the PC treatment: They're not evil, they're victims of a disease, involuntarily rendered "hemoglobin-dependent," and if we can only wean them on cow's blood or something, they'll be okay...

(Can you tell I'm not really into the vampire thing?

)

Vampires make the perfect Good Bad Guy. They're the new James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Clint Eastwood.

And Anne Rice's Lestat was pretty evil without being too evil.

dreams · 08-25-2009, 04:40 PM

Dark Shadows?

Daithi · 08-25-2009, 04:43 PM

Dreams wins the karma. Very good.

dreams · 08-25-2009, 04:48 PM

Dark Shadows was during my impressionable teen years and Barnabas was why a bunch of us watched it

Sad to say, I did watch this and not in reruns (does that date me?)

Thanks for the K!

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-25-2009, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Vampires make the perfect Good Bad Guy. They're the new James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Clint Eastwood.

But with superpowers. Vulnerability was a major part of what made Dean, Brando and Eastwood so attractive. Vampires don't have that, so they just become unstoppable killers, and...

(oh, Merde, whatever am I doing? I am so out of here...)

Moejoe · 08-25-2009, 05:00 PM

Dark Shadows - The Revival is on Hulu (for the Americans, not available outside of USA) http://www.hulu.com/dark-shadows

basschick · 08-25-2009, 05:58 PM

i didn't like angel, and gave up buffy halfway through or so, but i would have willingly liked true blood if only they hadn't changed the entire charlaine-a-verse (did i say that?) around in the ways that they did. i hear that soon we may be having an anita blake tv movie from lionsgate, too.

Crowl · 08-26-2009, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

It's America's fault. We won't give up the idea of sexy and romantic serial killers. Even vampires are getting the PC treatment: They're not evil, they're victims of a disease, involuntarily rendered "hemoglobin-dependent," and if we can only wean them on cow's blood or something, they'll be okay...

You can't blame america though, the tv producers are the ones that keep making these shows and judging by the fact that most of them only last one season, it doesn't seem like america are that interested.

animedude01 · 08-26-2009, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

... "hemoglobin-dependent," ...

08-25-2009, 03:54 PM	#1
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Vampire Diaries I'll right, I admit it. I really like like reading vampire books written for teenage girls. That brings me to the Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. In a couple weeks the CW network is going to air a series based on these books, and the commercials for the series look pretty good. To coinside with the new series they also just rereleased the first two books in the original series, and I had hoped they would be available in an ebook format. No dice. The sequels Vampire Diaries: The Return: are available but not the original books. If anyone else was hoping to read this series then please send the publisher an email. mailto:harperteen@harpercollins.com The names of the first two books they just rereleased are The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening -- ISBN 0061963860 The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle -- ISBN 0061963879

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Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	No, it's Art Wallace's fault.

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Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I've always thought the 'Angel' series found the right mix between being completely daft (like a lot of the Vampire TV shows/books) and being very good drama. Since then it's all been a bit, dull. Although I'll give this series a whirl when it hits the .torrent sites.

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Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	It's America's fault. We won't give up the idea of sexy and romantic serial killers. Even vampires are getting the PC treatment: They're not evil, they're victims of a disease, involuntarily rendered "hemoglobin-dependent," and if we can only wean them on cow's blood or something, they'll be okay... (Can you tell I'm not really into the vampire thing? )

08-25-2009, 04:36 PM	#6
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Yeah, Angel was good, but it was Art Wallace's series that I first remember (and that was in reruns). I'll give 64 karma points (my max) to anyone that can tell me what series he did.

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dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Dark Shadows?

08-25-2009, 04:43 PM	#9
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Dreams wins the karma. Very good.

08-25-2009, 04:48 PM	#10
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Dark Shadows was during my impressionable teen years and Barnabas was why a bunch of us watched it Sad to say, I did watch this and not in reruns (does that date me?) Thanks for the K!

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Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Dark Shadows - The Revival is on Hulu (for the Americans, not available outside of USA) http://www.hulu.com/dark-shadows

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basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	i didn't like angel, and gave up buffy halfway through or so, but i would have willingly liked true blood if only they hadn't changed the entire charlaine-a-verse (did i say that?) around in the ways that they did. i hear that soon we may be having an anita blake tv movie from lionsgate, too.

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